STORY: Gazans fleeing south amid death fear
DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:09
LOCATION: GAZA/JERUSALEM/Cairo
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza
3. STANDUP 2 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah
4. STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIRVA, Foreign resident in Gaza
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMMED, Foreign resident in Gaza

STORYLINE:

STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem
"Saturday marked the eighth day of this round of large-scale Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. Early in the morning, the Israeli army issued a second warning to Gaza residents, urging them to evacuate to the southern part of the coastal enclave.

Also on Saturday, in the north, a number of mortars have been fired from Lebanon to Israeli military bases in a contested area on the border. As of Saturday, the week-long conflict has left over 3,500 dead and over 10,000 wounded on both sides."

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza
"For the eighth day in a row, the residents of the Gaza Strip are living under an intense Israeli military escalation, as the Israeli raids increase daily, leading to the deaths of more Palestinians.
Some residents refused to evacuate their homes in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood and other areas in the west of Gaza City."

STANDUP 2 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah
"Gaza is in danger of facing drought as water is running out for over 2 million Palestinians who are already without electricity or network signals and no food, these conditions will lead to a humanitarian disaster and the consequences will be catastrophic.
Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has been calling to send medical equipment and medical aid, and ambulance cars."

STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent
"Egypt refused on Saturday to permit stranded foreign nationals to leave Gaza through its Rafah border crossing unless humanitarian aid is allowed into the Palestinian enclave. Witnesses said foreigners waited for hours but couldn't enter Egypt."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIRVA, Foreign resident in Gaza
"The whole war is horrifying, terrifying. I make documents every day of what we are going through, and everyone's life is in danger."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMMED, Foreign resident in Gaza
"Unfortunately, we came here and the gate is closed. We have too many families here. Everybody is awaiting. Kids are suffering. It is too hot. Some people are saying, go home, we're gonna get attacked. We need to go and take our kids somewhere safe."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Jerusalem, and Cairo.
(XHTV)